Qwen (Alibaba) vs Devin
Which one should you pick? Here's the full breakdown.
Qwen (Alibaba)
Alibaba's open-weights family -- Qwen3.5, Qwen3-Coder-Next, Qwen3-VL, Qwen3-Max. Apache 2.0 flagship sizes.
Devin
The most autonomous AI coding agent -- it researches, plans, writes code, and tests it without hand-holding
Powered by Multiple models (proprietary orchestration)
| Category | Qwen (Alibaba) | Devin |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| Output Quality | 9.0 | 8.0 |
| Value | 10.0 | 7.0 |
| Features | 9.0 | 8.0 |
| Overall | 8.8 | 7.4 |
Pricing Comparison
| Feature | Qwen (Alibaba) | Devin |
|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | Yes | No |
| Starting Price | $0 | $20 |
Benchmark Head-to-Head
Qwen3.5-397B MoE benchmarks — Devin has no published benchmarks
| Benchmark | Description | Score |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | Harder multi-subject reasoning | 83.5% |
| GPQA Diamond | Graduate-level science questions | 78.2% |
| AIME 2025 | 87% | |
| HumanEval | Python code generation | 92.5% |
| SWE-Bench Verified | 69.4% |
Which Should You Pick?
Pick Qwen (Alibaba) if...
- ✓Higher output quality (9 vs 8)
- ✓Better value for money (10/10)
- ✓More features (9 vs 8)
- ✓Has a free tier
Developers who want frontier-tier open weights with Apache 2.0 licensing. Qwen3-Coder-Next is arguably the best local coding model; Qwen3.5-397B is a top-3 open generalist.
Visit Qwen (Alibaba)Pick Devin if...
Development teams that want to offload well-scoped tasks like bug fixes, test writing, and boilerplate code to an autonomous agent. Best when the task description is detailed and specific.
Visit DevinOur Verdict
Qwen (Alibaba) is the clear winner here with 8.8/10 vs 7.4/10. Devin isn't bad, but Qwen (Alibaba) outperforms it across the board. Pick Devin only if development teams that want to offload well-scoped tasks like bug fixes, test writing, and boilerplate code to an autonomous agent.